Wanna Sext?

  Sexting is a growing problem that is growing across America today. Many young adults are sending nude pictures or texts that suggest sexual activity to each other or in some cases to a much older recipient.

What baffles me is, if the person is sending this picture to someone who they truly love and care about, who are we to judge them. I do not under any circumstance think that sending a naked picture between a teacher or a student in any way is okay. What I am trying to say is, if a 16 year old sends a picture to her boyfriend that just turned 18 but had the picture on his phone when he was 17 and the girl had no problem doing so is it okay for the boyfriend to get charged with child pornography? This is where I seem to disagree. I don't believe the boyfriend should get into any trouble what so ever especially if his girlfriend wants him to see this picture of herself. I believe a cell phone is "personal property" and we do practice freedom of speech in America so who are we to judge what is being sent from cell phone to cell phone, with the understanding that it is being used for good intentions, and is not illegal.

I feel that the problem is only serious if the messengers are truly breaking the law and the pictures are being sent unlawfully, but if two individuals are in love like I said who are we to judge their relationship? This is something that others may not agree with and like I said I am not trying to say sexting is in anyway okay, I just want us to be able to see the different factors that play into sequence rather then just jumping to different conclusions.

Ban Smoking in Public!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/22/earlyshow/contributors/tracysmith/main675552.shtml

I found this video on CBS News, where the early show debates the a heated topic of banning cigarette smoking in public areas. The anchor responds to both smokers and non-smokers reactions toward the cigarette bans across the nation.

The major claim from the video is if banning smoking in public places fair or not fair. As many smokers believe that as citizens of the United States, smoking should not be a legislative issue. The support that this claim has is from the smokers who have formed activist groups, and the non-smokers have also formed groups and have view the smokers as polluting their population with "unwanted toxins".  This evidence is found in the video as the groups are openly discussing their feelings. The viewer is able to hear each sides arguments as to why they feel the way they do of the issue. It is up to the viewer to be able to side with whoever they feel is correct because each provide reasoning as to why they feel the way they do.

Overall, the video is very successful in showing each sides viewpoints of the topic. It is ultimately up to the viewer to hear each parties argument and side with whomever they decide to side with. The video presents an argument and supports it with different view points, and substantial amounts of evidence throughout the video.

Are You Sure You Want To Post That?

For this blog post I chose Willhillv and Jackies's blogs to compare in a rhetorical analysis perspective. They each address my subject matter, identitiy, safety  and privacy.Willhillv talks about the importance of friends and safety on the internet, and Jackie chooses to write about the facebook feature "check-in".

Pathos and Ethos were each used througout the postings but each were used in different ways. Will was a more upbeat and engaging while Jackie was more serious in addressing her issue. Will talks about facebook which is a popular site that most people know and recoginze. He uses his first contact with the site as an example, and how safety is an issue and how people who use the social networking site should be very careful in what they say and include.
Jackie talks about the "check-in" feature and how it does not keep the users safety and privacy in mind. She explains how the feature is very exposing, and allows other users to see exactly where the person is and how many miles it is away from their actual location. She addresses how this is unsafe and how it can be unwanted.

Will tries to make the reader aware of safety among social networking sites through the usage his own examples as a way to express himself. By doing so, it helps the reader relate to him so they too can make a way to feel safe and secure among social networking sites.

All in all, each of the blogs connect with another. They both stick to using one social media as an example and how it safety and privacy play an important role on many internet users lives. The readers of both of their blogs are also able to  convey the message each are trying to portray through their tones.

 

 

Where is the Line of Cyberbullying Drawn?

Cyber bullying is a major problem among several young adults today, but as they fall victim could they think that maybe what they are sharing on the web has impact on why they are being bullied?

            Many face book users will post pictures of themselves doing things that are frowned upon or bring up controversial messages that many seem to disagree with.  Many other users see this as a way of  “seeking attention” and in some ways I would have to agree. Why would you post a picture of yourself with little clothing on or say something about a religion without expecting negative feedback. I went to school with a girl who had a reputation of putting pictures of herself with little clothing on and when she went to school, people who say mean things about her or things she wouldn’t like to hear to her face. These things made her feel upset and feel as if she was being bullied. I feel as if some people are using social networking sites for the wrong reasons, and when others speak how they feel on a certain post it’s all of a sudden called “bullying”.

            Bullying is defined, as is an act of repeated aggressive behavior in order to intentionally hurt another person, physically or mentally. This is a definition that me must think long and hard about. When an innocent person posts a picture of her and a friend at a church function and another Facebook user repeatedly demeans this girl and makes her feel as if she is unfaithful to her church, is this called bullying? Or is the contentious girl falling victim to bulling? These in my eyes are both forms of bullying but when is a “bully” not considered one? This is something I will look at in a later blog.